About this ebook
Irony (as used here) is a rhetorical and literary device for
revealing “what is hidden behind what is seen.” It thus offers the reader a
superior understanding by means of the distinction between reality and its
shadow. The book provides a history of different definitions of irony, from
Aristophanes to Booth; discusses the constitutive formal elements of irony and
the functions of irony; then studies particular aspects of the Matthean Passion
Narrative that require the reader to recognize a deeper truth beneath the
surface of the narrative.
revealing “what is hidden behind what is seen.” It thus offers the reader a
superior understanding by means of the distinction between reality and its
shadow. The book provides a history of different definitions of irony, from
Aristophanes to Booth; discusses the constitutive formal elements of irony and
the functions of irony; then studies particular aspects of the Matthean Passion
Narrative that require the reader to recognize a deeper truth beneath the
surface of the narrative.
About the author
InHee C. Berg is associate professor in religious studies at Concordia University College of Alberta; her research focuses on rhetorical and literary aspects of the Gospels, religion, and literature, gender and Christianity, and Jewish-Christian relations.
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